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Wind speed measurements at only 10 m height

  • isabel.espana.boronar
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06 Feb 2020 15:26 #7954 by isabel.espana.boronar
Wind speed measurements at only 10 m height was created by isabel.espana.boronar
Hello everybody, 

I want to do a wind study in order to get the power that can be generated in a certain localisation. I have data from measurements taken by a company working for us, but this measurements are only taken at 10 m height. 
SAM does not let me to place wind turbine hub at a height that differs more than 35 m with the measurement data.
I thought about using a fluid mechanics equation, however I would like to know if there is a better way to do it. Does SAM has a method for this?

Thank you very much, I really appreciate your time taken to answer this.

Best Regards,
Isabel España Boronat

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10 Feb 2020 17:23 #7962 by pgilman
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Hi Isabel,

SAM's wind power model does not have tools for adjusting the wind speed data in your weather file. You could use a method like those described here:

websites.pmc.ucsc.edu/~jnoble/wind/extrap/

Best regards,
Paul.

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